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Flash Flood Warning — City of Chesapeake County, VA, City of Norfolk County, VA, City of Portsmouth County, VA, City of Suffolk County, VA, City of Virginia Beach County, VA
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
2:30 PM CDT · Tue, Jun 23 2026
Expires
5:30 PM CDT · Tue, Jun 23 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KAKQ

Affected Areas

City of Chesapeake County, VA City of Norfolk County, VA City of Portsmouth County, VA City of Suffolk County, VA City of Virginia Beach County, VA

Official Bulletin

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FFWAKQ
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
330 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Central City of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia...
  The City of Norfolk in southeastern Virginia...
  The City of Portsmouth in southeastern Virginia...
  The Northeastern City of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia...
  The Northwestern City of Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 330 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1
  inch of rain has fallen across portions of the warned area.
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Virginia Beach, Regent University, Norfolk State University,
  Downtown Norfolk, Virginia Wesleyan University, Downtown
  Portsmouth, Kempsville, Old Dominion University, Great Bridge,
  Ocean View, Deep Creek, Churchland, Norfolk, Chesapeake,
  Portsmouth, Suffolk, Norview, Ghent, Norfolk International and
  Cradock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

&&

LAT...LON 3692 7644 3692 7641 3694 7640 3694 7636
      3697 7635 3699 7631 3699 7626 3696 7622
      3693 7609 3695 7605 3696 7600 3693 7596
      3690 7597 3681 7594 3667 7620 3667 7648
      3688 7646

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES

$$

Butner